CONSTELLATIONS— PART 2

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Today we will discuss about some more well known Constellations in the Universe. Details are as follows:



1. GEMINI

One of the Constellation of the Zodiac, Gemini is located in the Northern celestial hemisphere. Described by Ptolemy, 2nd Century AD astronomer, it was one of the 48 Constellations and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations today. Its name is Latin for "twins", and it is associated with the twins "Castor" and "Pollux" in Greek mythology. Its symbol is ♊.

Gemini lies between Taurus to the west and Cancer to the east, with Auriga and Lynx to the north, Monoceros and Canis Minor to the south and Orion to the south-west. Visible the entire night in December and January, Gemini is prominent in the winter skies of the Northern Hemisphere. The easiest way to locate the constellation is to find its two brightest stars Castor and pollux eastward from the familiar V-shaped asterism of Taurus and the three stars of Orion's Belt (Alnitak, Alnilam, Mintaka).


The brightest star in Gemini is Pollux, and the second-brightest is Castor. The other stars are Alhena, Wasat, Mebsuta, Mekbuda, Propus, Tejat, and few more. M35 is a large elongated open cluster present in Gemini, another open Cluster NGC 2158, NGC 2392, Medusa Nebula is another planetary Nebula present in Gemini.

2. TAURUS

One of the Zodiac Constellation and also one of 48 Constellations discovered by Ptolemy, Taurus is located in the Northern Celestial Hemisphere. Taurus is a large and prominent constellation in the Northern hemisphere's winter Sky. Taurus is a latin word "Bull" and its symbol ♉, also represent the Bull's head. Torus host two of the nearest open clusters to Earth, the Pleiades and the Hyades, both of which are visible to the naked eye. Red Giant Aldebaran is the brightest star in the Constellation.


Taurus lies between Aries to the west, and Gemini to the East, to the North lies Perseus and Auriga, to the Southeast Orion, to the South Eridanus, and to the Southwest Cetus. In late November and early December, Taurus is visible the entire night. By late March, it is setting at Sunset and completely disappeares behind the Sun's glare from May to July.

3. URSA MINOR

It is also one of the 48 Constellations discovered by Ptolemy, the 2nd Century AD astronomer. It is located in the Northern Sky and is also known as "Little Bear." It remains one of 88 modern constellations. Polaris being the North Pole Star present in Ursa Minor, so it is traditionally been important for Navigation, particularly by Mariners. Like the Great Bear, the tail of Little Bear may also be seen as the handle of a ladle, hence the North-American name, Little Dipper: seven stars with four in its bowl like its partner the Big Dipper.


Bordered by Camelopardalis to the west, Draco to the west and Cepheus to the east, Ursa Minor has an area of 256 square degrees, it ranks 56th of the 88 constellations in size. Asterism of Little Dipper is formed by seven major stars namely Polaris, Kochab, Yildun, Pherkad, Ahfa al Farkadain, Anwar al Farkadain, and Urodelus. The brghteset star of Ursa Minor is Polaris, also known as North Pole Star. It is 432 light years away from Earth and has 6 times Sun's mass, 2500 times its luminosity and 45 times its radius. 

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